It is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true.

Bertrand Russell

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Topic

Unfounded beliefs Beliefs

Author

Bertrand Russell

Source

On the Value of Skepticism Sceptical Essays

Medium

Essay

Genre

Philosophical literature

Statement Type

Precepts and axioms

Language

English

Time

1928 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Philosopher Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Russell, Bertrand. "On the Value of Skepticism." Sceptical Essays. George Allen and Unwin Ltd./W. W. Norton & Company, 1928.

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Statement Type
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